COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has been charged with a felony after she was accused of stealing money from a Jefferson City animal rescue. Stacy Stafford was charged on Monday in Cole County with stealing more than $750. A criminal summons was issued for her and a hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, May
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with driving while intoxicated in a weekend crash that killed a man in Jefferson City is now charged with manslaughter. Prosecutors in Cole County filed an amended complaint on Wednesday that now charges Robert Roy Rackers Jr. with driving while intoxicated that caused the death of another,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Third Ward city councilman Derek Thomas will resign from his post in June. Thomas said in a news release Wednesday morning that he would soon be moving out of Missouri due to medical issues facing his family. His last day on the council will be June 2. “In running for this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials have confirmed that a man who was hit by an allegedly inebriated driver on Sunday in Jefferson City has died. Richard Robben, 59, was on an electric bike when he was hit by Robert Roy Rackers Jr. in the 100 block of East Dunklin Drive after 5 p.m. Sunday. Rackers, 36,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man serving a life sentence at Jefferson City Correctional Center has been indicted on a murder charge. Brandon Bibbs, 45, is charged with second-degree murder in the June 27, 2024, death of a Jefferson City inmate. The name of the deceased inmate was not immediately named in court documents. A probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) JEFFTran, Jefferson City’s public bus system, will being using an “alternating route schedule” beginning on Monday, May 4, according to a news release on the city’s website. The city cites “an ongoing bus driver shortage and recent staff retirements” as the reason for the new schedule. The release says fixed routes will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care announced in a Tuesday press release that it will open a primary care clinic next month in Holts Summit. The release says the clinic will open Tuesday, May 5 at 180 Northstar Dr. and will be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays. Services include regular appointments, telehealth services and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday awarded a $74,800 contract to Double Arch Construction in order to repair the High Street viaduct. Previous reporting shows that Jefferson City Public Works shut down the viaduct after what was initially reported as a pothole turned out to be a significant structural issue. Early estimates had put
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 48-year-old pedestrian suffered minor injuries after they were hit by a vehicle on Friday at Jefferson Street and Capitol Avenue, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department. A crash report says the crash occurred at 12:23 p.m. and involved a 2025 Dodge Durango. Information about the driver
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The woman accused of killing a Jefferson City boy in 2018 will have her trial take place in Pulaski County this summer. Judge William Hickle ruled on Friday that the jury trial for Quatavia Givens will take place entirely in Pulaski County. The court had already agreed to pick the jury
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bus company that provides routes for activities at the Jefferson City School District will now pick up students for morning routes. An email sent to parents from the district says that D&K Bus & Charter Services began picking up some students for morning routes on Thursday morning. School spokesman Ryan Burns
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with first-degree rape in Cole County. A warrant was requested on Wednesday for Tamiko Carter Jr., who was accused of raping a woman in her apartment while she slept on April11. He is not listed on the Cole County Jail roster. A second man, Bruce
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A school bus with 17 middle and high school students from the Jefferson City School District was involved in a crash on Thursday morning. School district spokeswoman Ryan Burns told ABC 17 News that a car rear-ended the bus on the way to school on Route T at Parkview Road in St.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with multiple felonies after he was shot by Jefferson City police officers in February is asking for a change of judge and venue. Joey Hampton, 40, of Jefferson City, is charged in Cole County with two counts of first-degree assault and single counts of shooting at a vehicle,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cody Holt was approved by the Jefferson City Council and sworn in as the new Ward 2 member during a Monday work session. Holt was one of three people who expressed interest in the job after Aaron Mealy announced his resignation in March. The council approved Holts with an 8-1 vote,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A report of shoplifting at Target led to a car chase, crash and attempted highjacking Thursday on the Missouri River bridge in Jefferson City, police say. Officers responded to the report of shoplifting at Target a little after 5 p.m., according to a Jefferson City Police Department news release. Victoria McClain,
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: Terminology has been corrected in the headline and story. MU Health Care’s operating margin for the current fiscal year remains well below budget. The health care group posted a $56 million budget shortfall between the start of the University of Missouri’s fiscal year from July through February. The report will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused and charged in an alleged road-rage incident in September is once again employed with the Missouri Department of Transportation. Harry Adrian IV, of Tuscumbia, pleaded guilty on Jan. 6 to misdemeanor reckless driving. He was originally charged with unlawful use of a weapon, but the charge was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of using a gun to threaten several people at the Madison Street Dollar General in Jefferson City has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Willie Banks, 28, of Jefferson City, is now charged in federal court with being a felon with a gun on Dec. 21.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was shot by Jefferson City police officers in February was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday. Joey Hampton, 40, of Jefferson City, is charged with two counts of first-degree assault and single counts of shooting at a vehicle, armed criminal action and illegal gun possession. He is being
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